Japanese striking icon Takeru and Myanmar sensation Thant Zin went toe-to-toe in this thrilling kickboxing clash at ONE ...

In 2003, as part of the U.S. government’s economic sanctions against Myanmar (Burma) funds belonging to Bhutan’s national airline were frozen. Acting under Executive Order 13310, of the Myanmar ...

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Myanmar warlord and the militia he leads for their involvement in major cyber scams, including cryptocurrency-related fraud, that have harmed U.S. citizens ...

When San Thant, co-president of IU’s Myanmar Student Association, heard about the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar late last month, she checked up on her community. One of her friend's friends’ ...

While Myanmar’s military junta and civil war have posed challenges, the U.S. government had worked with local partners there for decades to provide assistance, including after deadly storms in ...

The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,455, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors ramp up their emergency relief efforts.

Donors met only 39 percent of the U.N.’s $994 million humanitarian funding requirement for 2024, making Myanmar the sixth-lowest funded humanitarian response plan globally.

When a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, 2025—killing more than 2,000 people and injuring thousands more—many expected the U.S. to deploy em ...

Three days after the quake, there are no U.S. teams on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America’s role in disaster response.

For eleven months, U Thant had made it perfectly clear that he did not want to continue as Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Americans were complicating his life by bombing North Viet ...

As Acting Secretary-General, U Thant is expected to prove a patient and efficient chairman, rather than a bold initiator in Dag Hammarskjold’s mold. U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson believes that ...

When National League for Democracy patron U Tin Oo died on June 1, many mourned his passing. He was one of the few military chiefs held in high esteem in Myanmar. His funeral was held on June 5.